To summon the sun!
The Sun Dance of the Sioux tribe was a religious rite. Young warriors used the pain of having their muscles pierced to experience visions and feel closer to god, much the same reasons that modern suspension fans perform the same maneuvers. The Sioux rite was also a rite of passage - only the strongest warriors were able to last through the entire Sun Dance, and thus won great prestige with their tribe.
The Sun is revered as the highest form of Masculinity since its what gives our world life and warmth .Just as the moon is the highest revered feminine symbol .Its what keeps gravity and the tides under control and also some plant flowers only bloom under the moons light magic.
The Shoshone Indians were Plain Indians and depended on the land and the animals for their daily living. The eagle and buffalo in particular contributed to their daily habits. The ritual is used to celebrate the perpetuity of life. The Shoshone believed in a cycle of symbolic/true death and rebirths. The Sun Dance was also representative of the connection between all entities in nature. The ritual involves sacrifice of animals and supplication.
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To make the white people disappear
The Ghost Dance Song.
its a dance hence its title.
The Ghost Dance was a near- Christian religious ceremony that if properly performed would bring the bison back, all dead warriors back and victory over the white invaders. More importantly, the Ghost Dance offered hope to a people whose spirit was eroding which is why it got outlawed by the whites. The whites needed to break the Indian spirit to control them, something they never truly accomplished. NOTE: It should also be noted that the "Ghost Dance" started with a Paiute named Wovoka who had allegedly had a vision of God. It was 'synthesized' as it was accepted into each tribe; so its meaning may change dependent on which tribe the reference is made from.
Sitting Bull created the Ghost Dance to give his people hope and the spirit to fight back.
Because they didnt like the ghost dance.
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